Used bookstores that buy books

[guxx.livejournal.com]

I like McIntyre and Moore's but do they buy books of a non-scholar nature? I have about 50 books of various subjects (computer programming, cyberculture, travel, sociology, etc) and short of carting the books to different bookstores, are there certain places in the general area I can drive to and see if they'll buy the books whether for cash or store credit?

Thanks.

Comments

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

They might be interested - certainly I've seen those kinds of books there - but instead of hauling the books around, give them a call first and see if what you have is something they're likely to be interested in. When I had a bunch of books to get rid of a couple years ago, I called around, and ended up selling some of them to the Harvard Book Store. While I had a pile of non-fiction, it wasn't quite right for McIntyre and Moore.

[abilouise.livejournal.com]

My experience says that Harvard Book Store or Rodney's is a better bet for "normal people" books. Please don't ask me to define that term .

[ron_newman]

I think Harvard Book Store buys and sells only used paperbacks, not hardcovers.

a bit miffed with M&M

[bds.livejournal.com]

Their webpage says to call first. You have to schedule an appointment with one of their book-buyers before 5 PM. I tried bringing a book in and was told to follow procedure.

Browse their computer science books to see what they like. They definitely have cyberculture books. Programming is not their style, unless it is at least half-way theoretical.

However, last week I tried selling M&M a theoretical CS book that was perfect for their collection. I also had sociology essays and other literature fitting their niche interests. The employee on the phone asked for genres but not titles. She sounded bored, disinterested, and went so far as to give excuses why I wouldn't want to sell the books to them. (Keep in mind she did not know what the books were yet, except I made assurances that they fit the collection very well.) She never said the books were not their type; the arguments were all centered on my convenience(!). It felt to me as though she didn't want to be hassled with buying only a couple of books.

Without going into much of a rant, I'll say I wasn't pleased with the customer relations of two employees and unless I hear some good news, they've likely lost one of their long-time buyers.